The following article written by me has been published in the May 2010 issue of the monthly Himal Southasian magazine, published from Nepal. "There is pure delight in the oral tradition of storytelling. Children...
created by rumana husain | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 3419 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Sri Lanka asked International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other aid agencies to scale down their operation amid increasing pressure from international community to ease the restrictions on aid agencies....
created by sivakaran | 3 years ago 142 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
G20 protests took place in London today as thousands marched for 'jobs, justice and climate' before the G20 summit starts next week. So far the protest is peaceful, but police are on alert and are ready in case...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 2299 views | 60 recommendations | 4 comments
I think the world commit bigger crime by behaving irresponsibly regarding Gaza tragedy. today human being lost their life regardless about their ethnicity or religion. United Nation has to take action against...
created by Tanweer | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 298 views | 19 recommendations | 6 comments
This is bit strange and ruthless, How any civilised world can do this, we cannot handle terrorism in this way.This will surely backfire.We humans must understand that only love can solve the problem.Just imagine the reverse situation, if they would have been given proper...
created by Amitjha | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 777 views | 13 recommendations | 20 comments
The UK is planning to release the personal information of the deceased to key agencies to prevent fraudsters from assuming their identity. It is thought that if credit agencies have an up to date list of who is deceased they can stop people from opening up accounts in the...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 187 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"The Commonwealth countries of Asia should reduce the expenditure on defence and armaments and use the resources thus saved for the uplift of the poor who are the worst affected by the rise in prices of food and energy, the civil society organisations of Commonwealth states...
Environmentalists taking an anti-scientific stance to modern agriculture and in particular to GM crop use are causing hunger in Africa according to Sir David King - the UK government's former chief scientist. This...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 574 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
I wonder if NowPublic will start hiring these Weight Watchers and have mandatory weekly weigh-ins. Looking around the office now, we definitely do not need one of these and it would be a total waste of money. It...
created by JeffHuang | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 686 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
Truly, our world has gone insane. So if a two-year-old says "yuk" to asparagus, that's OK, I guess, because that food is not "foreign." But if he tries chow mein and says "yuk" then the kid is.....racist? England,...
"A further four cabinet ministers and seven deputy ministers on Saturday left government under a clause in the constitution banning dual parliament and cabinet roles, meaning eleven ministers have now quit cabinet...
created by BadrNaseem | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 336 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The situation in Burma after getting hit by Cyclone Nargis is back in the headlines. This time, it has much to do with money issues. " International aid agencies helping the victims of the devastating cyclone in Burma are losing as much as a fifth of the money that they...
created by sweet east pearl | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 244 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
" The five-star Furama Resort in the central city of Danang has won the “Vietnam’s Leading Resort” title for 2008 by the World Travel Awards, the most prestigious awards programme in the international travel industry.A total of 800 nominated companies and organisations...
created by lotis | 4 years ago 387 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
People trying to live on the minimum wage set by the Labour Government found it impossible to survive in London. The new Major has listened and proposes a dramatic pay increase which thousands of the lowest paid...
Brilliant idea, should be implement to other countries who have racist problem.." Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency. ...
created by renovatio | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 921 views | 0 recommendations | 13 comments